Z0012 Management of geography teaching

Faculty of Science
Spring 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: RNDr. Vladimír Herber, CSc.
Supplier department: Department of Geography – Earth Sciences Section – Faculty of Science
Timetable
Mon 18. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Tue 17:00–17:50 Z3,02045
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
Z0012/01: Mon 18. 2. to Fri 17. 5. Tue 18:00–19:50 Z3,02045, V. Herber
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Z7011 Geographical curriculum
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Students learn and use traditional and inovative forms of teaching and learning.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student is able to use traditional and new teaching methods and forms in geographic education.

Outstanding knowledge, skills and competence: Knowledge of the geography of the contemporary world, Europe, the Czech Republic, the local region, especially at the typological level, with respect for transformations, globalization, conflicts, but also opportunities offered by, for example, the idea of sustainability.
Professional qualities for teaching, education based on learning psychology, values of democratic society, teacher as a manager. Self-education, contact with innovations in education, overcoming encyclopaedias in teaching, practical geography for the citizen.
Syllabus
  • 1. Didactic transformation of geography into educational goals and objectives.
  • 2. International charter of geographical education, Czech syllabuses for secondary schools, education through geography.
  • 3. Teaching, learning, materials, equipment and life in managing geography lessons.
  • 4. Regional and disciplinary versions in complementarity, changing world and changing geography, social construction of geography.
  • 5. Teaching methods, procedures, Bloom's taxonomy of learning objectives - attainment targets.
  • 6. Learning: knowledge, skills, attitudes, values, beliefs - competence and agency, application, geography for life.
  • 7. Skills of: lesson, unit, course and curriculum planning, application of appropriate evaluation methods, involving learners in a range of learning experiences, selecting and using appropriate resources and media, on-going course evaluation and revision.
  • 8. Knowledge and understanding of: the developing discipline of geography (concepts, themes, attitudes and skills), the social contexts of education and teaching, learners' needs, interests, expectations and rights, how learners learn (cognitive, affective and psycho-motor domains), curriculum principles.
Literature
  • LAMBERT, David and David BALDERSTONE. Learning to teach geography in the secondary school : a companion to school experience. 2nd ed. New York, N.Y.: Routledge, 2010, xxiii, 455. ISBN 9780415437868. info
  • Aspects of teaching secondary geography : prespectives on practice. Edited by Maggie Smith. 1st pub. London: RoutledgeFalmer, 2002, ixx, 361. ISBN 0415260868. info
  • Teaching geography in secondary schools : a reader. Edited by Maggie Smith. 1st publ. London: RoutledgeFalmer, 2002, xx, 330 s. ISBN 0-415-26079-5. info
  • http://www.hawaii.edu/hga/Standard/Standard.html
  • VALENTA, Václav and Vladimír HERBER. Maturita ze zeměpisu :otázky a testy k přípravě na maturitu a přijímací zkoušky na VŠ. 2. upr. a rozš. vyd. Praha: Česká geografická společnost, 2004, 127 s. ISBN 80-86034-57-7. info
  • MARADA, M. a kol. (2017): Koncepce geografického vzdělávání: certifikovaná metodika : www.eGeografie.cz. Praha, Univerzita Karlova, Přírodovědecká fakulta, Katedra sociální geografie a regionálního rozvoje, 103 s.
  • Plans for revision of the 1992, CGE Charter on Geographical Education, http://igu-cge.tamu.edu/cgecharter2005.pdf
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussion, homework, microteaching.
Assessment methods
colloquium -12 geography lessons plan and 3 microteachings
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2001, Spring 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2019, recent)
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